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precipitous

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English

Etymology

From obsoleteFrenchprécipiteux, fromVulgar Latin *praecipitosus, fromprae +caput(“head”). Equivalent toprecipice(“steep”) +‎-ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/
Audio(US): (file)

Adjective

precipitous

Steep, like aprecipice
aprecipitous cliff
aprecipitous mountain
aprecipitous decline
aprecipitous drop
- 1861, E. J. Guerin,Mountain Charley, page34:
  About this time our journey began to be pleasant again. The weather warm, yet not disagreeably so, the grass abundant and of an excellent quality, the road not greatlyprecipitous, the scenery enchanting.
- 1980,AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page102:
  When the wind is in the right direction, hang-gliders launch themselves giddily into space from theprecipitous bank.
Headlong
aprecipitous fall
Hasty;rash;quick;sudden
precipitous attempts
- 2007 March, J. Michael Fay, “Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma”, inNational Geographic, page46:
  […]humans have been responsible for aprecipitous decline of elephants, from perhaps 300,000 in the early 1970s to some 10,000 today.

Synonyms

(steep):brant,steepdown,steep-to
(headlong):headlong,precipitant,precipitous
(hasty, rash):heedless,hotheaded,impetuous; see alsoThesaurus:reckless
(sudden):abrupt,precipitous,subitaneous; see alsoThesaurus:sudden

Translations

steep, like a precipice

Bulgarian:много стръмен(mnogo strǎmen),отвесен (bg)(otvesen)
Chinese:
Mandarin:陡峭 (zh)(dǒuqiào),斷崖式 /断崖式(duànyáshì)(figurative)
Esperanto:krutega (eo)
Finnish:jyrkkä (fi)
French:abrupt (fr),escarpé (fr),raide (fr)
German:abrupt (de),abschüssig (de),jäh (de),schroff (de),steil (de),steilwandig
Greek:
Ancient:ἀπότομος(apótomos)
Hungarian:meredek (hu)
Lao:please add this translation if you can
Latin:praeceps
Maori:tūparipari,tāhekeheke,taparere
Old English:stealc
Spanish:escarpado (es)
Thai:please add this translation if you can

headlong

Bulgarian:стремителен (bg)(stremitelen)
Finnish:äkkijyrkkä (fi)
German:kopfüber (de)
Spanish:de cabeza

hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate

Bulgarian:прибързан (bg)(pribǎrzan)
Finnish:äkillinen (fi)
French:précipité (fr)
German:überstürzt (de)
Spanish:precipitado (es)

References

“precipitous”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.

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